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Toru Mar 28, 2021Jun 01, 2021 0 Comments dish, egg, food, food poisoning, hygiene management, put, raw egg, rice, risk

Tamago Kake Gohan (卵かけご飯 – Egg on Rice) Part 1

Tamago Kake Gohan Part 1 卵かけご飯 Part 1 Japanese people often eat tamago kake gohan (卵かけご飯). 日本人はよく「卵かけご飯」を食べます。 Tamago (卵) means Read More

Business Culture Essay Etymology Food History Uncorrected

Toru Apr 07, 2018Jan 02, 2024 1927, 7-Eleven, bread, convenience store, Dallas, eggs, ice house, Jefferson Green, milk, Texas, Tote'm Stores

7-Eleven

7-Eleven 7-Eleven A few days ago, a 7-ELEVEn store was opened in the campus of my university. 先日、私の大学構内でセブンイレブンが開店しました。 I think Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Food Japanese tradition Kanji Slang Uncorrected

Toru Apr 03, 2018Jan 02, 2024 banquet, company, drinking party, enkai, event, nomikai, organization, party, uchiage, utage

Utage (宴 – Banquet/Party)

Utage 宴 Yesterday, “utage” (宴) was held at my work venue. 昨日は私の職場で「宴」が行われました。 “Utage” means a banquet, drinking party, or spree. Read More

Culture Essay Food History Japanese tradition Uncorrected

Toru Mar 31, 2018Jan 02, 2024 Artemisia indica, bamboo skewer, cherry blossom, dango, Edo period, green, hanami, pink, spring, white

Hanami Dango (花見団子)

Hanami Dango 花見団子 Japanese people often eat 団子 (dango – dumpling) while 花見 (hanami – cherry blossom viewing). 日本人は花見の際、よく団子を食べます。 This Read More

Culture Essay Food History Japanese tradition Proverb Uncorrected

Toru Mar 30, 2018Jan 02, 2024 aesthetic, bloom viewing, cherry blossoms, custom, dango, dumplings, hana yori dango, hanami, Japan, proverb

Hana yori Dango (花より団子 – Dumplings rather than Flowers)

Hana yori Dango 花より団子 The season of cherry blossoms is gradually approaching. だんだんと桜の季節が近づいてきました。 Speaking of cherry blossoms, many Japanese people Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Food Idiom Japanese tradition Kanji Slang Uncorrected

Toru Mar 11, 2018Jan 02, 2024 bureikou, courtesy, drinking party, Japan, protocols, respect, ritual, rudeness, status, tradition

Bureikou (無礼講 – Unrestricted Binge)

There is a drinking party called 無礼講 (bureikou) in Japan. 無礼講無 (bu) means “nothing” and 礼講 “reikou” means a Read More

Culture Essay Food Idiom Japanese tradition Kanji Slang Uncorrected

Toru Feb 24, 2018Jan 02, 2024 etiquette, expression, itadaki, Japanese language, leave, meal, oitoma, politeness, tachi, visit

Itadaki Dachi (いただき立ち)

Yesterday, I introduced you to the word “oitoma,” which is used when you leave a house you’re visiting. いただき立ち Today Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Food Idiom Japanese tradition Uncorrected

Toru Feb 22, 2018Jan 02, 2024 gift, Japanese, karacha, miyage, motsu, omotase, refreshments, tea, URL, visitor

Omotase (お持たせ)

Omotase お持たせ Yesterday, I introduced you to the word 空茶 (karacha), which means to serve green tea without refreshments. 昨日は、お茶菓子を添えずに出すお茶を意味する「空茶」という言葉を紹介しました。 Read More

Corrected Culture Essay Food Japanese tradition

Toru Feb 21, 2018Jul 09, 2023 0 Comments empty, green tea, refreshments, serve, tea, visit

Karacha (空茶 – Served Tea by Itself)

Karacha 空茶 When treating visitors in Japan, we often serve green tea with refreshments (Japanese confectionery). 日本では来客をもてなすとき、お茶にお茶菓子を添えて出します。 However, if the Read More